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Friday, November 20, 2015

Pats - Wheat Kings Game Day Preview

The Regina
Pats (10-8-1-0) take a three game winning streak into Brandon for their second
meeting of the season with the Wheat Kings (13-7-0-2). The Wheat Kings won the
first meeting between the two clubs back on October 3rd by a 6-0
score. Tonight is the first of 9 straight games on the road for the Pats who
won’t return to home ice until December 9th. Puck drop is at 7:30
with the pre-game at 7:05 on 620 CKRM.

Team
Comparison

Regina

Brandon

Record

10-8-1-0

13-7-0-2

Goals
For/Against

58/68 (-10)

80/60 (+20)

Powerplay

14.0% (12/86)

17.0 % (16/94)

Penalty
Kill

70.1% (61/87)

74.3% (55/74)

Team
Save Percentage

0.904

0.902

Leading
Scorer

Adam Brooks
(9-15-24)

Hawryluk/Patrick
(25 pts)

Leading
Scorer (Defence)

Chase Harrison
(2-9-11)

Macoy Erkamps
(5-17-22)

Scoring by Period (1st-2nd-3rd-OT)

13-19-21-3

25-22-30-1

Average
Age

17.79 yrs

18.20 yrs

The
Lead UpThe Pats won
their third straight game on Tuesday night, 4-2 over the Medicine Hat Tigers at
the Brandt Centre. The Pats got goals from Sam Steel (SH), Jake Leschyshyn,
Austin Wagner and Adam Brooks (EN) in the victory. Tyler Brown stopped 35 of 37
shots faced for the win.

The Wheat Kings hosted Medicine Hat on Wednesday and
won that game 6-2. Brandon scored three times in the third, Ivan Provorov and
Reid Duke each recorded a goal and an assist while Logan Thompson made 42 saves
in the win.

Hobbs
makes his Return

Pats defenceman Connor Hobbs will play in his first
game since October 31st in Moose Jaw. Hobbs took an elbow to the
head in that game and has missed the last 5 contests. Hobbs, the Washington
Capitals 5th round pick in 2015, has 3 goals, 7 assists and is a
plus 3 in 13 games this season.

Macklin’s
Suspension Ends

Pats overage forward Aaron Macklin is also
back tonight after serving a 5 game suspension for a hit to the head against
the Warriors on October 31st as well. The High River AB native has a
goal, 3 assists, 41 PIM’s and is a plus 7 in 14 games played.

Brooks
and Wagner Streaking

Forwards
Adam Brooks and Austin Wagner are red hot entering tonight’s game in Brandon.
Each has recorded points in 3 straight games. Brooks has a goal and 6 assists
over that stretch while Wagner has 4 goals and 2 helpers. Lane Zablocki (1G
2A), Adam Berg (2G 2A), Chase Harrison (1G 4A) and Colby Williams (2G 2A) are
also riding three game point streaks.